Ungava Bay
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Ungava Bay is a large, remote Arctic bay in northern Quebec, Canada, known for its harsh climate, strong tides, and rich marine ecosystems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ungava Bay canonical | 9 |
| Hudson Bay | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Nunavut waters to the north and east
ⓘ
Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
potential tidal power development (studied)
ⓘ
subsistence hunting and fishing ⓘ |
| governedBy | Province of Quebec ⓘ |
| hasApproximateArea | about 50,000 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | about 320 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWidth | about 260 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineInhabitedBy |
Inuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Inuit communities
|
| hasMajorInflow |
Arnaud River
ⓘ
Du Gué River ⓘ False River ⓘ George River ⓘ Koksoak River NERFINISHED ⓘ Koroc River NERFINISHED ⓘ Lepellé River ⓘ Payne River ⓘ Rivière George ⓘ Rivière Koksoak ⓘ Rivière aux Feuilles ⓘ Rivière à la Baleine ⓘ Whale River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeaIceCover | most of the year ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalCharacteristic |
largely ice-covered in winter
ⓘ
partially ice-free in late summer ⓘ |
| hasTidalRange | up to about 15 metres in some areas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harsh climate
ⓘ
large tidal range ⓘ remote location ⓘ rich marine ecosystems ⓘ strong tides ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Inuktitut ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nunavik
ⓘ
surface form:
Nunavik region
Nord-du-Québec ⓘ
surface form:
northern Quebec
|
| locatedInClimateZone | Arctic climate ⓘ |
| locatedInLatitudeBand | subarctic ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Labrador Peninsula ⓘ |
| marineEcosystemIncludes |
beluga whales
ⓘ
seals ⓘ various Arctic fish species ⓘ walrus ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Kangiqsualujjuaq
ⓘ
Kangirsuk ⓘ Kuujjuaq ⓘ Tasiujaq ⓘ |
| opensInto | Hudson Strait ⓘ |
| partOf | Arctic Ocean drainage basin ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone (nearby communities) ⓘ |
| toponymUsedIn | Ungava Peninsula ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Quebec
this entity surface form:
Hudson Bay